Felicity Kendal’s theatre director partner Michael Rudman dies aged 84-Cydney Yeates-Entertainment – Metro

Michael Rudman, Felicity Kendal’s partner, has died (Picture: Shutterstock; Getty)

Felicity Kendal’s partner Michael Rudman has died aged 84.

The theatre director died on Thursday (March 30) two years after he spent a fortnight in intensive care on a ventilator with Covid.

Rduman’s death was confirmed in a statement posted on Twitter by The Soho Agency talent firm which represented him. It read: ‘We are deeply saddened at the passing of our client, brilliant theatre director and writer Michael Rudman.

‘He will be greatly missed but his contribution to the theatre industry will not be forgotten. RIP Michael.’

Rudman pictured with his partner Felicity at the reception for the Evening Standard Theatre Awards in 2008 at the Royal Opera House (Picture: Getty)

Felicity and Rudman on their wedding day in 1983 (Picture: Rex)

In 2021, Good Life star Felicity spoke about Rudman’s ‘scary’ Covid ordeal.

At the time, she said: ‘I think I can speak for a lot of people about the fear being huge, and the frustration being a real hardship

‘That feeling that you don’t know what state your loved one is in, and knowing you still can’t go and see them – it’s not like anything you’ve experienced before. It was just such a scary time. Michael is in his eighties.’

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